The Rocks were rolling and up by 27 points at the half before winning 48-0 to take a 9-5 record to the state championship.

“We got in the playoffs and we got hungry. It was a grind. Beat Male, beat St. X, so proud of my kids buying in, especially the kids that don't see the field much. This is the second game where we had a lot of backups in the game, without them we're fighting for our lives,” said coach Bob Beatty.

Trinity is one win away from a 23rd Kentucky state title, which would put it alone in first place on the all-time championships lists in Bluegrass history.

They were on the road at Dixie Heights in Covington with a seven game win streak.

Ballard fell to the Colonels 48-21.

Head coach Mike Jackson said he was happy with his team’s determination throughout the course of the season.

“It was a situation where we had to make some changes, and there were radical changes. We got the start on them in the spring, but it was a lot for our kids to have to digest. Just a testament to our kids, sticking through it, learning, having to learn. They knew we weren't going to be great at the beginning of the year, and have to get better. And to their credit they did. Our kids just showed so much determination,” Jackson said.

Trinity and Dixie Heights will meet in Bowling Green on Dec. 6 in the state final.

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